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	CANADIAN BAND ASSOCIATION “To promote and develop the musical, educational and cultural values of band and band music in Canada” L’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES HARMONIES “Pour promouvoir et developper les valeurs musicales, educatives et culturelles des orchestres d’harmonies du Canada”

The Canadian Band Association is a national organization representing and supporting school, university, military and community bands, band directors, students, parents, administrators, the music industry, composers, arrangers and all those interested in bands and band music across Canada.

L'Association canadienne des harmonies est un organisme national représentant et appuyant les harmonies scolaires, universitaires, militaires et communautaires, les directeurs d’harmonies, les étudiants et leurs parents, les compositeurs, arrangeurs, administrateurs et toutes personnes reliées à l’industrie de la musique, ainsi que tous ceux qui s’intéressent aux orchestres d’harmonie et à la musique pour harmonie à travers le Canada.

National Youth Band of Canada

The National youth Band of Canada is a unique musical experience that provides Canada’s talented student musicians, ages 16-21, with an outstanding opportunity to perform and network with a renowned Canadian conductor, guest soloist and the country’s top young instrumentalists. Students from across Canada are united by their love of music, their desire to create a challenging concert program all within a positive atmosphere while creating lifelong friendships.

NYB 2013 - Click here for all the information

New Brunswick & Nova Scotia - April 27-May 5 2013

Guest conductor Jonathan Dagenais

Yamaha Guest artist D'Arcy Gray

CBA Composition Competition

The winner of the 2013 Canadian Band Association Composition Competition is River Valley Sketches by Matthew Donnelly. We received 27 entries from across the nation, which were reviewed by a national jury consisting of conductors Jim Forde (Sackville Community Band – Sackville, NS) and Wendy Grasdahl (Festival City Winds – Edmonton, AB), and composer/conductor Rob Power (Memorial University of Newfoundland – St. John’s, NL). In addition to Mr. Donnelly’s winning composition, the jury wanted to acknowledge the works submitted by Kenley Kristofferson (Prairie Wedding), Aiden Hartery (An Unlikely Adventure), Richard Covey (Maestoso), and Trevor Olfert (Memento Mori).

Information about perusing the winning and recommended works will be forthcoming. Mr. Donnelly will receive $1,000 for his efforts and River Valley Sketches will be recorded by all of the ensembles in the competition consortium:

Le gagnant du concours 2013 en composition de l’Association canadienne des harmonies est River Valley Sketches par Matthew Donnelly. Nous avons reçu 27 compositions de divers compositeurs à travers le pays. Les compositions ont été évaluées par un jury national composé de Jim Ford, chef de l’orchestre communautaire de Sackville – Sackville, NS, Wendy Grasdahl directrice de Festival City Winds – Edmonton, AB et Rob Power, compositeur/directeur de Memorial University of Newfoundland – St. John’s, NL. En plus de la composition gagnante de M. Donnelly, le jury a voulu reconnaître les œuvres soumises par Kenley Kristofferson (Prairie Wedding), Aiden Hartery (An Unlikely Adventure), Richard Covey (Maestoso) et Trevor Olfert (Memento Mori).

Les informations sur la lecture de la pièce gagnante et les oeuvres recommandées seront accessibles. Pour ses accomplissements, M. Donnelly recevra 1,000 $ et River Valley Sketches sera enregistré par tous les ensembles dans le consortium de concurrence :

Canadian Winds Article Submission Information

The Programmes for Canadian Winds are now online here

CBA Distinguished Musician Certificates - download in Acrobat PDF format

here

CBA Provincial Affiliates

British Columbia Band Association
Alberta Band Association
Saskatchewan Band Association
Manitoba Band Association
CBA Ontario
Ontario Band Association